Muga Tsukaji

Muga Tsukaji (塚地 武雅, Tsukaji Muga, born 25 November 1971)[1] is a Japanese comedian and actor. He performs boke (sometimes tsukkomi) in the comedy duo Drunk Dragon. His partner is Taku Suzuki. He is nicknamed Tsukacchan (塚っちゃん).

Muga Tsukaji
塚地 武雅
Born (1971-11-25) 25 November 1971
Hannan, Osaka, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Other namesTsukacchan
Education
Occupation
  • Comedian
  • actor
Years active1996–present
AgentProduction Jinrikisha
Notable work
  • "Iitai koto mo Iezu ni"
  • "Ika Daiō Taisō Dai 2"
StyleConte (boke)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Partner(s)Taku Suzuki
Awards
WebsiteDrunk Dragon official profile
Notes
Same year/generation as:
Rahmens
Shinagawa Shoji
Rozan
License
Shuhei Shimada

Tsukaji was born in Hannan, Osaka. He graduated from Hannan Municipal Tottori Junior High School, Osaka Prefectural Sano High School and Momoyama Gakuin University Department of Economics.

Tsukaji co-starred with the comedy duo Hokuyō, who shared the same agency, in Haneru no Tobira.

Filmography

TV dramas
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2002Bara no JūjikaFuji TV
2003Itsumo futari deFuji TV
True Horror Stories 3Fuji TVEpisode 4
Ryūkyū Ijin DensetsuFuji TVOne-off drama
Manhattan Love StoryTBS
2004Koinu no WaltzShogo MinazukiNTV
2005AikurushiiIchi OtomoTBS
Densha OtokoHirokazu KinoshitaFuji TV
2006Tokyo Tower: Okan to Boku to, tokidoki, OtonFuji TV
2007Tsukaji no Muga: 12-ri no Shōgen-shaTaukajiWowowLead role
Hadaka no Taishō: 21 Seiki-banKiyoshi YamashitaFuji TVLead role
Oishī gohan: Kamakura Kasugai KomemiseGoroTV Asahi
GalileoFuji TVEpisode 7
2008Toraware Tsukaji: 13-ri no Yōgi-shaTsukajiWowowLead role
ShibatoraHakutonFuji TV
2009Chōjin UtadaMamoru UtadaWowowLead role
Kīna: Fukanō Hanzai Sōsa-kanShinichiro KudoNTV
Handsome Suits The TVMan in black apricot kimonoFuji TV
Hanchō: Jinnan-sho Asaka HanSaburo SudaTBS
The NegotiatorKenji SakurabaTV Asahi
2010Warau JoyūKotaro AsakuraNTV
Tales of the Unusual 20-shūnen Special HaruFuji TV
Wagaya no RekishiKiyoshi YamashitaFuji TVEpisode 3; mini-series
Gakeppuchi no ErieTakeichi KamodaABC
Nasake no Onna: Kokuzeikyoku Sasatsu-kanKentaro OdaTV AsahiEpisode 4
Rei Nōryoku-sha Kirikyoko Oda no UsoWake SonodaTV AsahiEpisode 7
2011Misaki Number One!!UmedaNTV
Lady: Saigo no Hanzai ProfileTokoyama-keijiTBSEpisode 2
Meitantei Conan: Shinichi Kudo e no Chōsen-jōJiro SumiYTVEpisode 2
The After-Dinner MysteriesShoichi YoneyamaFuji TVEpisode 7
2012TonbiKuzuharaNHK-G
Kuroneko LucyKen KamoshidaTVK, TVS
Taira no KiyomoriFujiwara no NobuyoriNHK-GTaiga drama
My Mommy is a Ghost!Futoshi TakakuraNTV
Hana no Zubora-MeshiUcchiMBS
Irodori HimuraCopTBSEpisode 10
2013Otoriyose Ōji Iida YoshimiChief Shori KubotaNBN
Legal HighKengo KumaiFuji TVEpisode 3
Kuro Neko, tokidoki HanayaTeacherNHK BS-PEpisode 7
2014Otoko no KejimeKTVLead role
Mai Hanasaki ga DamattenaiTaichi ShibasakiNTV
Why Did the Girl Have to Lose Her MemoryJiro AndoNTVTV movie
2015MareMasato TeraokaNHKAsadora
Densetsu no Kansatsu-i: Oniguma no Jiken-boTaku HanadaTBS
Boku no Tsuma to Kekkon shite kudasai.Ika DaiōNHK BS-P
Iyashi-ya Kiriko no YakusokuShuzo TanishimodaFuji TV
Kodoku no Gourmet Season 5YamazakiTV TokyoEpisode 9
2016Kaitō YamanekoMasao HosodaNTV
2018SegodonKumakichiNHKTaiga drama
2019You Are Marked for DeathAkio MotomiyaKansai TV[2]
2020Papa Fell in Love AgainOssan-TaekoFuji TV[3]
2021OchoyanAtarō HanagurumaNHKAsadora[4]

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003Finding NemoCrabJapanese dub
2005Kamen Rider Hibiki & The Seven SenkiOfficial
2006Mamiya kyodaiTetsunobu Mamiya
2007Mushiking: The King of BeetlesSujibutohirata KuwagataVoice; lead role
KisaragiYasuo
2008The Handsome SuitTakuro Oki
2010Kōshō Hito The Movie: Time Limit Kōdo 10,000 m no Zunō-senKenji Sakuraba
2011High School DebutTsukaxile
2012Himitsu no Akko-chanGuard
Kuroneko LucyKen KamoshidaLead role
Gummo Evian!Gakunen Shunin Kani
2013GengeYohei TanakaLead role
2014Miracle Debikuro-kun no Koi to MahōMori Yumeno
2015Solomon's Perjury 1: SuspicionYohei Asai
Solomon's Perjury 2: JudgmentYohei Asai
Kamen Rider Drive: Surprise FutureTruck driver
Tokyo City GirlGuchikikiyaLead role[5]
2016Something Like, Something Like ItPublic bath man
I Am a HeroMitani
The Kodai FamilyMinoru Wakita
2018We Make Antiques!
2019Murders at the House of Death
2020We Make Antiques! Kyoto Rendezvous[6]
2021Suicide Forest Village[7]
The Lone Ume Tree[8]
2022Akira and Akira[9]

Stage
Year Title Role
2013Like DorothyRio

Variety and information programmes
Year Title Network Notes
2008Renai ShintōNTV
2010Ippon Grand PrixFuji TV
Omobaka 8
Tsurube no SujinashiCBC
Hitoshi Matsumoto no suberanai HanashiFuji TV
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! Zettai ni Warattehaikenai Spy 24-jiNTV
FuttondaCTV
Hitoshi Matsumoto no Maru Maru na HanashiFuji TV
2011Zatsugaku-ōTV Asahi
Hanamaru MarketTBSHanamaru Cafe guest
Star Draft KaigiNTV
Futari no Shokutaku: Arigatō no RecipeTV Asahi
Guruguru Ninety NineNTV
Ameagari Ketsushitai no Talk Bangumi Ame-talk!TV Asahi
2012Himura-Tsuchida-Tsukaji no Bakushō Teppan StreetNHK
Studio Park kara konnichiwaAs Ika Daiō
2013Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Aiba ManabuTV AsahiHe sometimes appeared with Taku Suzuki as a support member when he appears alone
PS JunkinCTV

Regular programmes
Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2012Life! Jinsei ni Sasageru ConteNHK BS Premium, NHK-G
Tokyo Hi-ImagineNTV
2014Mezase Kōshien! Tsuka tako Rainbow Road!KTVMC
Zaki YamagoyaABC
2016Disney Korekita!DlifeAs Korezo Watasaki; co-starring with Mina Sayato
Honda Smile MissionTokyo FMBiweekly appearances
EX ManiakkusuT-Asa Channel 2MC[10]

Music videos
Title Notes
Rip Slyme "Hey, Brother"Video from the film Mamiya kyodai

CD
Year Title
2005Muga Tsukaji, Atsushi Tsutsumishita, Yuta Kajiwara "Iitai koto mo Iezu ni"
2008Missing Link to Muga Tsukaji "My Revolution"
2015Ika Daiō (Muga Tsukaji) "Ika Daiō Taisō Dai 2"

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Year Title Notes
2008Aoyama TradingCo-starred with Shōsuke Tanihara for the Yōfuku no Aoyama Handsome Suits campaign
2009YoshinoyaCo-starred with Ryuta Sato and Yui Ichikawa
2010Meta-barrier NeoCo-starred with Maki Horikita
2013Kuro ŪronchaCo-starred with Katsuhisa Namase, Hiromasa Taguchi and Shigeru Matsuzaki

References
  1. "ファミリーヒストリー". Family History (in Japanese). 13 Nov 2015. NHK General TV. Retrieved 20 Jan 2017.
  2. "小関裕太＆塚地武雅がバディ役　連ドラ『死亡フラグが立ちました！』予告編". Cinra.net. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. "小澤征悦、塚地武雅との夫婦役は「真面目に馬鹿をやる」". Crank-in!. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  4. "杉咲花ヒロイン朝ドラ「おちょやん」後半の新たな出演者発表". Model Press. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  5. "ドランクドラゴン塚地が「愚痴聞き屋」役でオムニバス映画出演". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 30 Jun 2015. Retrieved 20 Jan 2017.
  6. "嘘八百 京町ロワイヤル". eiga.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  7. "山田杏奈×山口まゆ『樹海村』、追加キャストに神尾楓珠＆工藤遥＆安達祐実ら". Crank-in!. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  8. "加賀まりこが54年ぶりに映画主演、「梅切らぬバカ」で塚地武雅と親子役". Natalie. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  9. "竹内涼真×横浜流星「アキラとあきら」特報解禁、計22名の新キャストも明らかに". Natalie. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  10. "ドランクドラゴン塚地MC、円谷プロ"幻の作品"蔵出し". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 22 Dec 2016. Retrieved 19 Jan 2017.
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